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post Aug 31, 2003 - 2:01 AM
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didnt see this in the feasible engine swap sticky...well i live kali so i was thinkin...is this the only swap that would be legal?? i think when u do a swap here in kali it has to be the same year engine or newer. I would like the power of a inline 6 in my car and then just build from there. Don't know how much the engine and everything would cost...would it be about the same cost as the 3sgte swap or alot more??....just wanna stay street legal here in kali...well THANKS!!


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post Sep 2, 2003 - 6:26 PM
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QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Sep 2, 2003 - 12:41 PM)
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QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Sep 1, 2003 - 10:30 AM)
it is very tight in the engine bay, but does fit. I have decided against it as it may comprimise the car in a front end crash.



how would this affect the front end? I don't think that the guy had to mod anything except the mounts, and lower the motor.


You are filling the crumple zones with engine block. If you have ever seen a car in a front end collision, you would see that as the frame buckles, this space is used up. With the V6, the engine would push into the firewall sooner and more drastically than a 4 cylinder, and comprimise the passenger compartment.

Yeah, but the 1mz-fe and 3sgte are pretty much the same width. The article that Turbo Magazine did had a side by side picture of both engines and they are almost the same size. So putting in a 3sgte is getting rid of the crumple zone too.


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Posts in this topic
- LBCxGUY   1mz-fe??   Aug 31, 2003 - 2:01 AM
- - 97sccelica   its the only swap that is 100% smog legal. the be...   Aug 31, 2003 - 2:15 AM
- - Matthew   there is a guy on celica. net that did it. I dont...   Aug 31, 2003 - 4:59 PM
- - Pvc99gT   a USDM 3sgte would also be smog legal, and i'v...   Aug 31, 2003 - 5:58 PM
- - Matthew   the guy on celica.net says that it fits perfect. ...   Aug 31, 2003 - 6:25 PM
- - LBCxGUY   you guys think it would be any cheaper than a 3sgt...   Aug 31, 2003 - 6:27 PM
- - Phr0z3n664   ask around on celica.net a few months ago it was a...   Aug 31, 2003 - 8:35 PM
- - GeEkBoY   I have researched this one pretty well. Here is t...   Sep 1, 2003 - 12:30 PM
- - Phr0z3n664   I think the prob about crashing is not a big deal ...   Sep 1, 2003 - 4:40 PM
- - GeEkBoY   QUOTE 6's in FWD cars are not bad and are actu...   Sep 1, 2003 - 5:30 PM
- - Jeremy1210   I emailed the guy who did it b/c I want to do this...   Sep 1, 2003 - 7:22 PM
- - Phr0z3n664   QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Sep 1, 2003 - 10:30 AM) it is ver...   Sep 1, 2003 - 7:39 PM
- - Matthew   less weight   Sep 1, 2003 - 8:34 PM
- - GeEkBoY   QUOTE QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Sep 1, 2003 - 10:30 AM) it...   Sep 2, 2003 - 2:41 PM
- - phat94celi   QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Sep 2, 2003 - 12:41 PM) QUOTE QUO...   Sep 2, 2003 - 6:26 PM
- - BlackSTX   I have that issue of Turbo where they swapped the ...   Sep 3, 2003 - 10:39 AM

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